First Unarmed Day

Lenny’s POV We left the compound without a full security detail for the first time since the war began. Just the two of us, one clean vehicle, and Shadow in the back seat with his head hanging out the window like any other dog on any other ordinary drive. Luca had argued for at least a trailing car. Francesca had wanted a live feed. Vincenzo had listened to both of them, then closed the door and started the engine himself. “If the quiet alliance breaks the boundary, we’ll know soon enough,” he said as we pulled through the gates. “Today we test whether we still remember how to move without a perimeter.” I watched the fortress shrink in the side mirror. The walls that had kept us alive now looked almost too large for the life we were trying to build inside them. Shadow shifted in the back, rested his chin on the edge of my seat, and sighed as if he agreed. We didn’t go far. Vincenzo drove north along the coast until the indu

The House We Kept

Vincenzo’s POV The house sat on a low rise above the water, white-washed and unremarkable from the road. Francesca had checked the title three times and then checked it again; the shell company that owned it traced only to the two of us. The quiet alliance had not so much as flickered when the purchase cleared. The older arrangements remained in the dark, exactly as agreed. Lenny stood beside me on the front path with Shadow’s leash in one hand and the key I had given her in the other. The morning was clear and cool. Salt moved on the air. Somewhere behind us the city continued its ordinary noise, unaware that the seat of the Moretti family had driven out here without a trailing team and intended to stay for the afternoon. She looked at the door, then at me. “Last chance to keep everything inside the compound walls,” she said. “I already chose,” I answered. “So did you.” She slid the key into the lock. The do

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First Unarmed Day

The House We Kept